Saigon – Mekong Delta – Cu Chi – Saigon 4 Days

Welcome to Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City) – the most hectic and business city of Vietnam. Upon arrival at the airport, our driver will welcome you and transfer to the city centre once there you need to check in at the hotel.

Afternoon, we start the city tour at the Reunification Palace, the witness of the fierce Vietnam War ended in 1975. The grand building today is a Museum and Hall of official receptions. Nearby the palace is the colonial-styled Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral, built between 1877 and 1883 and one of the city’s major landmarks. Have a walking tour on Nguyen Hue street to take the photos of the Opera House and the Ho Chi Minh Committee (outside). From here, walking to Ben Thanh Market one of the most typical symbols of Saigon to experience the daily life of the locals and do shopping the hand-made goods there. Overnight in Saigon.

Please note: Standard check-in time is 14:00.

Early check-in is subject to availability of the hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, pick up at the hotel and be driven to My Tho the homeland of coconut and family factories with local products like coconut candy, rice paper. Upon arrival, embark on the boat cruising on the mighty Mekong River viewing the life to the local people live along the banks. We stop at one of 4 island in the area for sightseeing.

Enjoy the fresh tropical fruits served in the heart of the garden accompanied by traditional southern Vietnamese folk music at the plantation. After that, you will embark on the small boats rowed the local people through the small channels with water coconut trees to visit the local factories. There you will taste the honey tea and see the local people produce the coconut candy milk and of course you also can try it or stroll in the garden where the locals feed honeybee.

After that enjoy the horse-cart trip through the tranquil road of the village. We continue getting on the big boat to visit the vast area. Enjoy your lunch at a local restaurant nearby Mekong River with the Elephant Ear fist. Afternoon, drive back to Saigon with a stop to visit Vinh Trang pagoda, a famous pagoda in the area that its architecture is a mix of Chinese, Cambodian, and French culture.

Overnight at hotel in Saigon.

A normal lunch with local food will be served.

Morning visits to Cu Chi Tunnels, one of the few remaining monuments to the Vietnam War. Beneath the ground lies 200 km of tunnels, dug by hand and inhabited by the forces of the Vietnamese guerillas during the conflict. At its peak, prior to the Tet offensive in 1968.

The tunnel complex was built to hold almost 10,000 troops. To this day, it remains one of the most impressive examples of how fierce the war used to be.

You also have the opportunity to access tunnel underground to feel the real experience.

Return to Saigon.
In the afternoon the free time is for you to go shopping in the downtown. There you can choose such unique gifts, these are a lifetime memory of things to have in your collection, at a very reasonable price. A few places to be mentioned also, visit Ben Thanh Market – the centre and typical market of Saigon.

Saigon Square is a few minutes walk from Ben Thanh Market. A Dong Plaza and its nearby Market; or Diamond Plaza and Thuong Xa Tax if you are seeking the high quality and brand name goods.

Overnight in Saigon.

Breakfast at the hotel. If your flight is in the afternoon, you will have a half day more for the sightseeing and shopping before the departure till check out time and transfer to the airport for the departure flight back to your sweet home.

Please note: Hotel Check-out time is around 12.00.